Witness Simon Cope, whose daughter races, told the inquest more needed to be done to promote a more safety conscious attitude in the sport, saying there had been "an ongoing disregard for applying the current rules consistently for a long time".

"While Anita's death could be described as a freak accident, he had witnessed many disturbing safety issues that had made him feel an incident like this, while unprecedented, was inevitable," the coroner said.

Ms Linton made seven recommendations, saying there was "a lot to be said" for ensuring children had more comprehensive and independently regulated training before they could get their drag racing licence.

"I am also satisfied that more can be done to improve the general safety of the venue," she said.

The state government banned junior drag racing pending a full coronial investigation and children have been travelling interstate or overseas since Anita's death, including her sister.